About The Company

The Twooth Timer Company was incorporated in February 1999. The company's first product, Twooth® Timer, began as an idea in August 1998 during a routine dental checkup. After being told by the dentist that her children needed to brush their teeth for two minutes, company Founder and President, Antoinette de Janasz, designed the Twooth® Timer.

Antoinette set out to have the timer manufactured and began marketing it to the dental profession. In the fall of 1999, the Twooth® Timer won a Parents' Choice Award and the company shipped its first orders.

In 2000, the company expanded its sights to the retail and promotional markets. Winning a Dr. Toy Award and a growing awareness of dental health helped boost sales and bring in the revenue needed to begin adding new products to the line.

April 2001 marked the introduction of their second product, Ready-Set-Brush!™ Brushin’, Flossin’, Fun Kit, winner of a Dr. Toy 2001 Best Children’s Vacation Products Award, and of their new corporate ‘spokestooth’, Twoothy T™. Ready-Set-Brush!™ is a fun and educational kit designed to help parents and their children work together to achieve good dental health by learning proper brushing and flossing techniques. Hopefully, the child will then make these techniques lifelong habits. The kit has recently been marketed in the United Arab Emirates by Global Hobbies FZE.

With the introduction of their new character, Twoothy T™, the company has been focusing on promoting dental health and how it is integral to general health. In June 2002, the Twooth® Pocket Pal was introduced and won a Dr. Toy Award at the same time! The Twooth® Pocket Pal is a 13" tall plush of Twoothy T™. The vest pocket is designed to hold a child's lost tooth so that the Tooth Fairy can find it easily.

Through their innovative, fun and educational products, The Twooth Timer Company hopes to teach young children to care for their teeth and help ensure they have lifelong, healthy smiles.

About The Founder

Antoinette de Janasz lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, Jay Felter and their two children, Durand and Taylor. She was born in Cape Town, South Africa and came to the United States as a small child.

Antoinette grew up in Los Angeles, California and graduated from Marlborough School. She has had a variety of jobs: in the film industry, in advertising and insurance, to name a few. Being an optimist, she feels it has given her a broad range of experience!

She became an entrepreneur in the 1980's with a t-shirt company called T-D. She designed a line of three-dimensional t-shirts and marketed them to boutiques across the U.S. The company was closed down in 1987 when she had to choose between motherhood and business.

The Twooth Timer Company is her third child. Through the development and marketing of the Twooth® Timer, she has learned of the importance of dental hygiene and its role in the overall health of the body. Through her products, website, and free downloads, Antoinette hopes to share this knowledge with others and help them achieve healthy smiles.

Press Releases (PDF Format)

Sparkling Smiles for Stocking Stuffers!

Twooth® Timer Wins a Dr. Toy Award!

Ten Tooth Brushing Tips for Tots

Twooth® Timer Wins a 1999 Parents' Choice Award

Twooth® Timer Makes Brushing Fun While Promoting Dental Hygiene!
 

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Contact Information

Antoinette de Janasz, President
The Twooth Timer Company, Inc.
3625 Asbury Street
Dallas, TX 75205

214.987.3604 phone
214.987.3609 fax

info@twoothtimer.com